Demonstrators in New York City on Monday morning blocked the entrance to the Holland Tunnel and stopped traffic on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges, creating havoc for motorists.
The demonstrators, demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, gathered at about 9:30 a.m. at the New Jersey-bound entrance to the Holland Tunnel, a source told Newsmax, and around 9 a.m. at the other spans.
Footage captured by Katie Couric Media shows the protesters at the entrance of the Holland Tunnel, which connects Manhattan and New Jersey.
Protesters at the Holland Tunnel carried banners that said, "Lift the siege on Gaza," "Cease-Fire Now," and "End the occupation."
Video posted on social media showed demonstrators chanting: "NYPD, KKK, IDF they’re all the same," referring to the New York Police Department, Ku Klux Klan, and the Israel Defense Forces.
The demonstrations were organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, among other groups, they said on X.
"The siege on Gaza needs to end and I'm ready to put my body on the line to end it," said one protester as she was led away by a police officer with her hands behind her back, video showed.
Israel's campaign in Hamas-run Gaza has killed more than 23,000 Palestinians, local health officials say, while Israel says Hamas holds more than 100 hostages of 240 seized during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 people.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police arrested 120 people at the scene, the Newsmax source said.
The Brooklyn Bridge reopened to traffic shortly before 11 a.m., while the Manhattan and Williamsburg spans reopened just before 11:30 a.m., ABC News reported.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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